JP2014526078A - Device management method, apparatus, and system - Google Patents

Abstract

  The present invention relates to the communication field, and discloses a device management method, apparatus, and system for improving communication efficiency between devices in a system and reducing complexity of device maintenance. The method of the present invention comprises transmitting the client device information to the server when the device information transmission condition is satisfied, so that the server comprises transmitting a management command to the client according to the received device information. . The method further receives a management instruction transmitted by the server, executes a parameter operation according to a parameter acquisition instruction or a parameter update instruction in the management instruction, and carries an execution result acquired after executing the parameter operation. Generating a command response message and sending a management command response message to the server. Embodiments of the present invention apply primarily in a network architecture formed by servers and clients.

Description

  The present invention relates to the communication field, and more particularly to a device management method, apparatus, and system.

  With the development of communication technology, higher and higher demands are imposed on the management of terminal devices in network systems. Currently, OMA-DM (Open Mobile Alliance-Device Management) standard is often used for device management of mobile terminal devices, and management of fixed network terminal devices is realized according to TR-069 standard.

  In the process of implementing an embodiment of the present invention, the inventor defines a large number of command formats and complex device management execution flows in the OMA-DM and TR-069 standards and applies them to various application scenarios and communication services. I discovered that. However, in actual development, for a single network system or communication service, a large number of command formats and complex device management execution flows result in more complex steps than necessary when the server and client interact and communicate. As a result, when device management is executed, communication efficiency between devices in the system is lowered, and further, when the development is completed, subsequent device maintenance is also very complicated.

  Embodiments of the present invention provide a device management method, apparatus, and system, which can increase communication efficiency between devices in the system and reduce device maintenance complexity.

  In order to achieve the above goals, embodiments of the present invention incorporate the following technical solutions.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device management method. That is, this device management method
When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the client device information is transmitted to the server, and the search corresponds to the management corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command. Upon discovery of an instruction, the server comprises transmitting the management instruction to the client, the device information transmission condition receiving a pre-set time interval and receiving a management notification sent by the server And a step has occurred that the client has experienced an emergency that meets a pre-set emergency alert condition,
Receiving the management instruction comprising a parameter acquisition instruction or a parameter update instruction transmitted by the server;
Performing a parameter operation in accordance with the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction;
Generating a management command response message carrying an execution result obtained after executing the parameter operation;
Sending the management command response message to the server;
Is provided.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a device management method. That is, this device management method
Receiving device information of the client transmitted by a client when a device information transmission condition is satisfied;
Finding a management instruction corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management instruction by searching;
Transmitting the management command to the client, wherein after executing a parameter operation in accordance with the management command, the client returns a management command response message to the server; and
Receiving the management command response message returned by the client;
Is provided.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device management apparatus. That is, this device management apparatus
When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the device information transmission unit is configured to transmit the device information of the client to the server, and according to the pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management instruction by the search, When the management command corresponding to the device information is found, the server transmits the management command to the client, and the device information transmission condition is that the preset time interval has ended, the management transmitted by the server. A device information sending unit comprising receiving a notification and an emergency has occurred in said client that satisfies a preset emergency alert condition;
A management command receiving unit configured to receive the management command comprising a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command sent by the server;
A parameter operation execution unit configured to execute a parameter operation according to the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction;
A command response generation unit configured to generate a management command response message carrying an execution result obtained after performing the parameter operation;
A command response sending unit configured to send the management command response message to the server;
Is provided.

In another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a device management apparatus. That is, this device management apparatus
A device information receiving unit configured to receive device information of the client transmitted by a client when a device information transmission condition is satisfied;
A management instruction retrieval unit configured to find a management instruction corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management instruction by searching;
A management command transmission unit configured to transmit the management command to the client according to the received device information, wherein the client returns a management command response message to the server after executing a parameter operation according to the management command A management command transmission unit;
A command response receiving unit configured to receive the management command response message returned by the client;
Is provided.

In yet another aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a device management system. That is, this device management system
A client configured to send the device information of the client to the server and receive a management command sent by the server when the device information transmission condition is satisfied;
Receiving the device information of the client, and searching to find a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command, and transmitting the management command to the client Said server configured to:
With
The client is further configured to execute a parameter operation according to a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command in the management command, and to generate a management command response message when the parameter operation is executed, and the management command response message is the parameter Carrying the execution result obtained after the operation is performed, the client is further configured to send the management command response message to the server.

  According to the device management method, apparatus, and system provided in the embodiments of the present invention, upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a management command to the client, so that the client manages A corresponding operation is executed according to the command, and a management command response message is returned to the server. Compared to the prior art, in the embodiments of the present invention, device management commands and flows are simplified, communication efficiency between devices in the system is improved, and device management complexity is reduced.

It is a flowchart of the device management method by Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the other device management method by Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the device management apparatus by Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the other device management apparatus by Example 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the device management method by Example 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the device management method by Example 3 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the device management method by Example 4 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the device management apparatus by Example 5 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the other device management apparatus by Example 5 of this invention. It is the schematic of the device management system by Example 6 of this invention. 7 is a flowchart of information interaction for device management between a client and a server according to embodiment 6 of the present invention.

  The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are only a part rather than all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

  Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a device management method, which is a client-side method. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps.

  101: When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the client transmits the client device information to the server.

  Device information transmission conditions include that a preset time interval has expired, that a management notification sent by the server has been received, and that an emergency has occurred on the client that satisfies a preset emergency alert condition. . By sending the client device information to the server, the client sends device information such as the device identification name, software version, and software issue time of the client to the server. When a management command corresponding to the device information is found according to a pre-configured correspondence relationship between the servers, the server transmits the management command to the client.

  For example, in a system formed by a plurality of personal computers and server computers, each personal computer transmits its device information to the server computer at a certain time interval preset in the system (for example, a time interval of 2 seconds). . The device identification name in the device information can be the main board number of the personal computer and is used to uniquely identify the personal computer.

  102: The client receives a management command sent by the server.

  Upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a corresponding management command to the client according to the device information. The management instruction includes a parameter acquisition instruction or a parameter update instruction.

  103: The parameter operation is executed according to the parameter acquisition command or parameter update command in the management command.

  104: After executing the parameter operation, a management command response message is generated.

  The management command response message carries the execution result obtained after executing the parameter operation.

  105: Send a management command response message to the server.

  The client executes the corresponding parameter operation in accordance with the parameter acquisition command or the parameter update command, and after completing the parameter operation, transmits a command response message to the server and informs the server of the result of this parameter operation.

  In actual applications, steps 102 through 105 may be performed multiple times in succession. For each management command sent by the server, the client performs a corresponding parameter operation, generates a command response message, and sends the command response message to the server.

  One embodiment of the present invention further provides another device management method. This method is a server-side method. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps.

  201: When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the server receives the device information of the client transmitted by the client.

  202: The server finds a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by searching.

  The correspondence between device information and management instructions can be manually constructed and stored in the server. For example, the correspondence between device information and management instructions is built in a database table. Upon receiving the device information of the client, the server finds a management instruction corresponding to the device information by searching by indexing the data items in the database table.

  203: The server transmits a management command to the client. As a result, after executing the parameter operation according to the management command, the client returns a management command response message to the server.

  The management command transmitted to the client by the server includes a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command.

204: Receive a management command response message returned by the client.

  An embodiment of the present invention further provides a device management apparatus that can be arranged in a client. As shown in FIG. 3, the apparatus includes a device information transmission unit 31, a management command reception unit 32, a parameter operation execution unit 33, a command response generation unit 34, and a command response transmission unit 35.

  The device information transmission unit 31 is configured to transmit the device information of the client to the server when the device information transmission condition is satisfied, and as a result, a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by the search. When the management command corresponding to the device information is found, the server transmits the management command to the client.

  The management command receiving unit 32 is configured to receive a management command including a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command transmitted by the server.

  The parameter operation execution unit 33 is configured to execute the parameter operation according to the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction.

  The command response generation unit 34 is configured to generate a management command response message that carries an execution result obtained after performing the parameter operation.

  The command response sending unit 35 is configured to send a management command response message to the server.

  Furthermore, the present invention further provides a device management apparatus that can be arranged in a server. As shown in FIG. 4, the apparatus includes a device information receiving unit 41, a management command search unit 42, a management command transmission unit 43, and a command response reception unit 44.

  The device information receiving unit 41 is configured to receive client device information transmitted by the client when a device information transmission condition is satisfied.

  The management command retrieval unit 42 is configured to find a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by the search.

  The management command transmission unit 43 is configured to transmit a management command to the client according to the received device information. As a result, after executing the parameter operation according to the management command, the client returns a management command response message to the server.

  The command response receiving unit 44 is configured to receive a management command response message returned by the client.

  According to the device management method and apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present invention, upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a management command to the client, so that the client responds according to the management command. The management command response message is returned to the server. Compared to the prior art, in the embodiments of the present invention, device management commands and flows are simplified, communication efficiency between system devices is improved, and device maintenance complexity is reduced.

  The client device information transmission conditions are that the preset time interval has expired, that the management notification sent by the server has been received, and that an emergency has occurred on the client that satisfies the preset emergency alert condition, including. When the device information transmission condition is that a preset time interval has ended, one embodiment of the present invention provides a device management method including the following steps as shown in FIG.

  501: The device information of the client is transmitted to the server at a preset time interval.

  The client device information transmitted to the server by the client includes information such as the device identification name, software version, and software issuance time of the client.

  502: Receive a management command including a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command sent by a server.

  Upon receiving the device information sent by the client, the server finds a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by searching, and retrieves the corresponding management command. Send to client. In an actual application, when the server finds a management command corresponding to the device information by the search, the server can return a reception success response message to the client. Here, the reception success response message can include a management command and is returned to the client. If the server does not find a management instruction corresponding to the device information by the search, the server returns a reception failure response message to the client, and the current interaction flow of device management between the client and the server ends. To the client. In the above embodiment, the management instruction includes the listed information, but is not limited thereto.

  As an actual usage scenario, the management command transmitted to the client by the server after receiving the device information includes a device information confirmation command, and the management command does not include a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command. The device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention can be simplified to Step K01 and Step K02.

  K01: The client device information is transmitted to the server at a preset time interval.

  K02: After receiving the device information, the device information confirmation command returned by the server is received.

  By periodically executing Step K01 and Step K02, the server and the client can confirm that they are connected to each other.

  503: The parameter operation is executed according to the parameter acquisition command or parameter update command in the management command.

  The management instruction includes a parameter acquisition instruction and / or a parameter update instruction. When the client receives the parameter acquisition command in the management command, the client is searched according to the parameter acquisition command and the parameter requested by the parameter acquisition command is found. When the client receives the parameter update command, the parameter value conveyed to the client by the parameter update command is required for updating.

  504: Generate a management command response message after executing the parameter operation.

  In one aspect, upon completing parameter acquisition, the client generates a management command response message. The management command response message here includes the parameters found by the search. In another aspect, upon completing the parameter update, the client also generates a management command response message. The management command response message generated after the parameter update is completed includes an update result that records the update success / failure state.

  505: Send a management command response message to the server.

  Steps 503 to 505 will be described by way of example. When the parameter acquisition command carries the acquisition command of the software version of the software A being executed on the client, the client finds the software version of the software A being executed on the client by the search, and the management command response message And the generated management command response message includes software version information, and the client transmits a management command response message including the software version information to the server. In other cases, if the parameter update instruction carries an updated value of configuration parameter A in the client, upon receipt of the parameter update instruction, the client retrieves the updated value of configuration parameter A from the parameter update instruction and Replace the current value of configuration parameter A with the updated value. When the replacement is successful, a management command response message is generated, information on the replacement success is included in the generated management command response message, and the client transmits a management command response message including the replacement success information to the server. If the replacement fails, information regarding the replacement failure is carried in the generated management command response message, and the client sends a management command response message including the replacement failure information to the server.

  In actual application, after performing step 501, the server sends various management instructions according to various contents of the received device information. For each of the various management commands sent by the server, each time the client performs a parameter operation and sends a management command response message to the server. This is described below as steps S01 to S06 as an example.

  S01: The client receives a management command transmitted by the server.

  The management instruction includes a parameter acquisition instruction, and the parameter acquisition instruction requests acquisition of the software version number of the software A being executed on the client.

  S02: The client acquires the software version number of software A being executed on the client, generates a management command response message, and carries the software version number of software A in the generated management command response message.

  S03: A management command response message is transmitted to the server.

  S04: Upon receiving a management command response message carrying the software version number of software A, the server sends another management command to the client.

  The other management instruction includes another parameter acquisition instruction, and the other parameter acquisition instruction requests acquisition of the software version number of the software B being executed on the client.

  S05: The client acquires the software version number of software B being executed on the client, generates another management command response message, and carries the software version number of software B in the other generated management command response message To do.

  S06: A management command response message carrying the software version number of software B is transmitted to the server.

  506: Receive interaction completion information sent by the server, so that the client confirms the completion of device management information interaction between the client and the server.

  The server sends interaction completion information to the client to inform the client that the current information interaction flow of device management has been completed. Upon receiving the interaction completion information, the client disconnects the connection between the client and the server so that the connection resource of the server is not occupied. When the client starts to access the server again after a predetermined time interval, that is, when the client sends the client device information to the server again, a new device management flow is started and steps 501 to 506 are repeated.

  Furthermore, the current network generally supports HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol), and in the embodiment of the present invention, the above-described interaction between the client and the server is performed via HTTP. Accordingly, the device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention can be realized. Optionally, the interaction between the client and server can be performed using HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) to improve the security of information interaction on the network.

  Furthermore, as an applicable implementation method, XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be used as a standard for designing the format of information transmitted between the client and the server. For example, in this embodiment, the device information transmitted from the client to the server can be designed in the following format according to XML.

  The parameter acquisition command in the management command can be designed as follows according to XML.

The management command response message corresponding to the parameter acquisition command can be designed as follows according to XML.

  The parameter update command in the management command can be designed according to XML as follows.

  The management command response message corresponding to the parameter update command can be designed as follows according to XML.

  The interaction completion information can be designed as follows according to XML.

  According to the above description of XML, the operation corresponding to the parameter acquisition command is “GET”, that is, the parameter is acquired from the client, and the operation corresponding to the parameter update command is “SET”, that is, the client Update the parameter value of. Device management operations for the server's client can be completed through parameter acquisition instructions, parameter update instructions, and a combination of the two, the instructions and flow settings are simple, and no complex implementation solutions are required. For example, when performing remote diagnosis on the client, the server first queries the client parameter state through a parameter acquisition instruction, and if the client parameter state is abnormal, the server passes the parameter update instruction through the parameter update instruction. Update the client to the value. For other examples, the device information sent from the client to the server carries the client's current software version, and when the server detects that the current software version is out of date, Send the latest software version to the client. Then, when updating to the latest version of software, the client returns a management command response message to the server to inform the server that the software version has been successfully updated. Upon receiving the management command response message, the server sends interaction completion information to the client and the management interaction flow ends. If the amount of data of the latest version of the software is small, the latest version of the software can be sent directly through the parameter update instruction, and if the amount of data is large, the software download address can be sent to the client through the parameter update instruction. Note that as a result, the client performs a software version update from the software download address.

  In the device management system provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the client can be a mobile network client and can also be a fixed network client, but this is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. .

  According to the device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a management command to the client, so that the client performs a corresponding operation according to the management command. And return a management command response message to the server. Compared to the prior art, device management commands and flows are simplified, communication efficiency between devices in the system is improved, and device maintenance complexity is reduced.

  In addition, HTTP generally supported by current networks can be used for information interaction, and widely used XML can be incorporated to design instructions in device management, resulting in , Development is simple and easy, and facilitates large-scale applications.

  Furthermore, the device management method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a mobile network client and can also be applied to a fixed network client. The command and interaction flow included in the device management system provided in the embodiments of the present invention is independent of the operator network architecture and has a low degree of association with the operator network, so that the configuration and implementation are It is easier to execute.

  The client device information transmission conditions are that the preset time interval has expired, that the management notification sent by the server has been received, and that an emergency has occurred on the client that satisfies the preset emergency alert condition, including. When the device information transmission condition is that the management notification transmitted by the server is received, one embodiment of the present invention provides a device management method including the following steps as shown in FIG.

  601: The client receives a management notification sent by the server.

  Management notifications can be sent from the server through manual commands and are used to allow the client to return device information in real time after receiving the management notification.

  602: The client sends the device information of the client to the server.

  The client device information transmitted to the server by the client includes information such as the device identification name, software version, and software issuance time of the client. When the client device information is transmitted and, as a result, the search finds a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command, the server sends the management command to the client. Send.

  603: Receive a management command including a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command sent by the server.

  604: The parameter operation is executed according to the parameter acquisition command or the parameter update command in the management command.

  The management instruction includes a parameter acquisition instruction and / or a parameter update instruction. When the client receives the parameter acquisition command in the management command, the client searches the client according to the parameter acquisition command and finds the parameter requested by the parameter acquisition command. When the client receives the parameter update command, the parameter value conveyed to the client by the parameter update command is required for updating.

  605: Generate a management command response message after executing the parameter operation.

  In one aspect, upon completing parameter acquisition, the client generates a management command response message. The management command response message here includes the parameters found by the search. In another aspect, upon completing the parameter update, the client also generates a management command response message. The management command response message generated after the parameter update is completed includes an update result that records the update success / failure state.

  606: Send a management command response message to the server.

  607: Receive interaction completion information sent by the server, so that the client confirms the completion of device management information interaction between the client and the server.

  In the device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the device management information interaction between the client and the server is performed via HTTP. Optionally, in order to improve the security of information interaction on the network, HTTPS can be used to perform device management information interaction between the client and the server.

  Furthermore, as an applicable implementation method, XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be used as a standard for designing the format of information transmitted between the client and the server. For specific description, reference may be made to the related description in the embodiment of the present invention, and details are not repeatedly described in this embodiment.

  In the device management system provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the client can be a mobile network client and can also be a fixed network client, but this is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. .

  According to the device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a management command to the client, so that the client performs a corresponding operation according to the management command. And return a management command response message to the server. Compared to the prior art, device management commands and flows are simplified, communication efficiency between devices in the system is improved, and device maintenance complexity is reduced. Further, in embodiments of the present invention, subsequent operations can be triggered by using management notifications sent by the server, thereby having great flexibility.

  In addition, HTTP generally supported by current networks can be used for information interaction, and widely used XML can be incorporated to design instructions in device management, resulting in , Development is simple and easy, and facilitates large-scale applications.

  Furthermore, the device management method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a mobile network client and can also be applied to a fixed network client. The command and interaction flow included in the device management system provided in the embodiments of the present invention is independent of the operator network architecture and has a low degree of association with the operator network, so that the configuration and implementation are It is easier to execute.

  When an emergency occurs at the client that satisfies a preset emergency alert condition, one embodiment of the present invention further provides a device management method comprising the following steps as shown in FIG.

  701: When an emergency occurs in the client that satisfies a preset emergency alert condition, the client device information is transmitted to the server. The device information here includes parameters related to an emergency.

  702: Receive an emergency response command sent by the server.

  If an emergency occurs at the client, the device information sent by the client to the server includes parameters related to the emergency to inform the emergency. Upon receiving the emergency device information, the server returns an emergency response command to the client. In general, pre-configuration can be performed at the client so that if an emergency occurs, the client can send parameters related to the emergency. Correspondingly, an emergency response command corresponding to the emergency can be preset at the server.

  For example, when there is an abnormality in the power supply apparatus of the client, the device information transmitted to the server by the client includes a parameter related to the abnormality of the power supply apparatus, and notifies the abnormal condition of the client power supply apparatus. The server returns an emergency response command corresponding to the client according to the received parameters associated with the power supply abnormality. The emergency response command can be confirmation information that is used to inform the client that an emergency situation of the client's power supply failure has been recorded on the server.

  In the device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the device management information interaction between the client and the server is performed via HTTP. Optionally, in order to improve the security of information interaction on the network, HTTPS can be used to perform device management information interaction between the client and the server.

  Furthermore, as an applicable implementation method, XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be used as a standard for designing the format of information transmitted between the client and the server. For specific description, reference may be made to the related description in the embodiment of the present invention, and details are not repeatedly described in this embodiment.

  In the device management system provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the client can be a mobile network client and can also be a fixed network client, but this is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. .

  In the device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, after receiving and recording the emergency related parameters sent by the client, the server returns the emergency response command to the client, thereby Report and record. This is useful for subsequent repairs.

  In addition, HTTP generally supported by current networks can be used for information interaction, and widely used XML can be incorporated to design instructions in device management, resulting in , Development is simple and easy, and facilitates large-scale applications.

  Furthermore, the device management method provided in the embodiments of the present invention can be applied to a mobile network client and can also be applied to a fixed network client. The command and interaction flow included in the device management system provided in the embodiments of the present invention is independent of the operator network architecture and has a low degree of association with the operator network, so that the configuration and implementation are It is easier to execute.

  An embodiment of the present invention provides a device management apparatus that can be arranged in a client. As shown in FIG. 8, the apparatus includes a device information transmission unit 81, a management command reception unit 82, a parameter operation execution unit 83, a command response generation unit 84, and a command response transmission unit 85.

  The device information transmission unit 81 is configured to transmit the device information of the client to the server when the device information transmission condition is satisfied, and as a result, a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by the search. When the management command corresponding to the device information is found, the server transmits the management command to the client.

  The device information transmission condition includes that a preset time interval has ended and that a management notification transmitted by the server has been received.

  In addition, if an emergency occurs at the client that satisfies a pre-set emergency alert condition, the client device information sent to the server further includes parameters related to the emergency so that the server can respond to the emergency response. Reply the command.

  The management command receiving unit 82 is configured to receive a management command including a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command transmitted by the server.

  The parameter operation execution unit 83 is configured to execute the parameter operation according to the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction.

  The command response generation unit 84 is configured to generate a management command response message that carries an execution result obtained after performing the parameter operation.

  The command response sending unit 85 is configured to send a management command response message to the server after performing the corresponding operation.

  Further, the management command receiving unit 82 is further configured to receive interaction completion information sent by the server when the management command response message is sent to the server, so that the client can communicate between the client and the server. Confirm the completion of device management information interaction.

  As an actual usage scenario, the management information transmitted to the client by the server after receiving the device information includes a device information confirmation command, and no parameter acquisition command or parameter update command is transmitted to the client. In this case, the device information transmission unit 81 is further configured to transmit the device information of the client to the server at a preset time interval, and the command response transmission unit 85 receives the device information and returns the device returned by the server. Further configured to receive the information confirmation instruction. In this usage scenario, the server and the client can confirm that they are connected to each other.

  Furthermore, the parameter operation execution unit 83 further includes a first parameter operation subunit 831 and a second parameter operation subunit 832.

  The first parameter manipulation subunit 831 is configured to acquire a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command when the client receives the parameter acquisition command.

  The second parameter manipulation subunit 832 is configured to update the parameter value conveyed in the parameter update command to the client when the client receives the parameter update command.

  When the operation executed by the parameter operation execution unit 83 is to acquire a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command, the management command response message generated by the command response generation unit 84 includes a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command. . When the operation executed by the parameter operation execution unit 83 is to update the parameter value carried by the parameter update command to the client, the management command response message generated by the command response generation unit 84 indicates the update success / failure status. Contains the update result to record.

  The embodiment of the present invention further provides another device management apparatus that can be arranged in a server. As shown in FIG. 9, the apparatus includes a device information receiving unit 91, a management command search unit 92, a management command transmission unit 93, a command response reception unit 94, a management notification transmission unit 95, and a response message reply unit 96.

  The device information receiving unit 91 is configured to receive the device information of the client transmitted by the client at a preset time interval.

  The management command retrieval unit 92 is configured to find a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by the search.

  The management command transmission unit 93 is configured to transmit a management command to the client according to the received device information. As a result, after executing the parameter operation according to the management command, the client returns a management command response message to the server.

  The command response receiving unit 94 is configured to receive a management command response message returned by the client.

  The management notification sending unit 95 is configured to send a management notification to the client before the client device information sent by the client at a preset time interval is received, and as a result, after receiving the management notification, The client sends device information to the server.

  The response message reply unit 96 returns a reception success response message to the client when a management command corresponding to the device information is found by the search, or receives if the management command corresponding to the device information is not found by the search. It is configured to send a failure response message back to the client. The successful reception response message can include a management command and is returned to the client.

  Further, in the device management apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the device management information interaction between the client and the server is executed via HTTP. Optionally, in order to improve the security of information interaction on the network, HTTPS can be used to perform device management information interaction between the client and the server.

  Furthermore, as an applicable implementation method, XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be used as a standard for designing the format of information transmitted between the client and the server. For specific description, reference may be made to the related description in the embodiment of the present invention, and details are not repeatedly described in this embodiment.

  According to the device management apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a management command to the client, so that the client performs a corresponding operation according to the management command. And return a management command response message to the server. Compared to the prior art, in the embodiments of the present invention, device management commands and flows are simplified, communication efficiency between devices in the system is improved, and device maintenance complexity is reduced. In addition, HTTP generally supported by the network can be used for information interaction, and widely used XML can be incorporated to design instructions in device management, resulting in development. Makes it simple and convenient and facilitates large-scale applications.

  One embodiment of the present invention provides a device management system including a client and a server as shown in FIG.

  When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the client is configured to transmit the client device information to the server and receive a management command transmitted by the server.

  The server receives the device information of the client, and searches to find a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command, and transmits the management command to the client. Composed.

  The client is further configured to perform a parameter operation according to a parameter acquisition instruction or a parameter update instruction in the management instruction, and generate a management instruction response message after executing the parameter operation, wherein the management instruction response message is a parameter operation executed The acquired execution result is conveyed later, and the client is further configured to send a management command response message to the server.

  The server is further configured to send interaction completion information to the client, and the interaction completion information is used to inform the client that the device management information interaction between the client and the server has been completed.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the device management system according to the embodiment of the present invention, a device management information interaction flow between the client and the server is as follows.

  1101: When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the client transmits the client device information to the server.

  The device information transmission condition includes that a preset time interval has ended and that a management notification transmitted by the server has been received.

  1102: Upon receiving the device information of the client, the server finds a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command by searching.

  Optionally, when the management command corresponding to the device information is found by the search, the server returns a reception success response message to the client, or the management command corresponding to the device information is not found by the search. In this case, the server returns a reception failure response message to the client. The reception success response message can include a management command.

  1103: Send the management command to the client.

  1104: The client executes the parameter operation according to the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction.

  The management instruction includes a parameter acquisition instruction and / or a parameter update instruction. When the client receives the parameter acquisition command in the management command, the client searches the client according to the parameter acquisition command and finds the parameter requested by the parameter acquisition command. When the client receives the parameter update command, the parameter value conveyed to the client by the parameter update command is required for updating.

  1105: After executing the parameter operation, a management command response message is generated.

  In one aspect, upon completing parameter acquisition, the client generates a management command response message. The management command response message here includes the parameters found by the search. In another aspect, upon completing the parameter update, the client also generates a management command response message. The management command response message generated after the parameter update is completed includes an update result that records the update success / failure state.

  1106: The client sends a management command response message to the server.

  1107: The server sends interaction completion information to the client.

  Further, when the device information transmission condition is that the management notification transmitted by the server has been received, when the management notification transmitted by the server is received, the client transmits the device information of the client to the server. For the description of the management notification sent by the server, reference can be made to the related description in the third embodiment of the present invention, and details will not be repeated here.

  In addition, when an emergency occurs to the client that satisfies a preset emergency alert condition, the device information sent by the client includes parameters related to the emergency to inform the emergency. Upon receiving the emergency device information, the server returns an emergency response command to the client. For a description of the emergency interaction flow, reference may be made to the relevant description in Example 4 of the present invention, and details are not repeated here.

  Further, the client and server perform device management information interaction via HTTP. Optionally, in order to improve the security of information interaction on the network, HTTPS can be used to perform device management information interaction between the client and the server. In addition, XML can be used to design the format of information transmitted between the client and server. For a specific description, reference can be made to the description in Example 2 of the present invention, and details will not be described repeatedly in this specification.

  In the device management system provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the client can be a mobile network client and can also be a fixed network client, but this is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. .

  According to the device management system provided in the embodiment of the present invention, upon receiving the device information transmitted by the client, the server transmits a management command to the client, so that the client performs a corresponding operation according to the management command. And return a management command response message to the server. Compared to the prior art, in the embodiments of the present invention, device management commands and flows are simplified, communication efficiency between devices in the system is improved, and device management complexity is reduced.

  In addition, HTTP generally supported by the network can be used for information interaction, and widely used XML can be incorporated to design instructions in device management, resulting in development. Makes it simple and convenient and facilitates large-scale applications.

  Further, the instructions and interaction flows included in the device management system provided in the embodiments of the present invention are independent of the operator's network architecture and have a low degree of association with the operator's network, resulting in configuration and Installation is easier to perform.

  Through the above description of the mounting method, those skilled in the art can realize the present invention by software and necessary general-purpose hardware, and more certainly by hardware. In many cases, the former It will be clearly understood that is a preferred implementation. Based on such an understanding, the essential technical solutions of the present invention, or portions contributing to the prior art, can be implemented in the form of software products. The computer software product is stored on a readable storage medium, such as a floppy disk, hard disk, or optical disk of a computer, and directs the computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) And causes a computing device to perform the method described in the embodiments of the present invention.

  The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementation methods of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification or replacement readily implemented by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

(Cross-reference of related applications)
This application is priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 2011110175351.2 “DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM” filed June 27, 2011 at the Chinese Patent Office. This application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Claims (20)

A device management method implemented by a device management apparatus,
When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the client device information is transmitted to the server, and the search corresponds to the management corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command. Upon discovery of an instruction, the server comprises transmitting the management instruction to the client, the device information transmission condition receiving a pre-set time interval and receiving a management notification sent by the server And a step has occurred that the client has experienced an emergency that meets a pre-set emergency alert condition,
Receiving the management instruction comprising a parameter acquisition instruction or a parameter update instruction transmitted by the server;
Performing a parameter operation in accordance with the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction;
Generating a management command response message carrying an execution result obtained after executing the parameter operation;
Sending the management command response message to the server;
A device management method comprising: If the client receives the parameter acquisition command, executing the parameter operation includes acquiring a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command;
The method of claim 1, wherein when the client receives the parameter update command, performing the parameter operation includes updating a parameter value conveyed to the client in the parameter update command. If the step of performing the parameter operation includes the step of acquiring a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command, the management command response message carries the acquired parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command;
When the step of executing the parameter operation includes the step of updating the parameter value conveyed by the parameter update command to the client, the management command response message is an update result obtained after the parameter value is updated The method of claim 2, wherein: After sending the management command response message to the server, the method comprises:
Receiving interaction completion information sent by the server, using the interaction completion information to inform the client that a device management information interaction between the client and the server has been completed. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a step of informing.   If an emergency occurs on the client that satisfies a pre-set emergency alert condition, the device information of the client sent to the server further includes parameters related to the emergency, the server The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a response command is returned. A device management method implemented by a device management apparatus,
Receiving device information of the client transmitted by a client when a device information transmission condition is satisfied;
Finding a management instruction corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management instruction by searching;
Transmitting the management command to the client, wherein after executing a parameter operation in accordance with the management command, the client returns a management command response message to the server; and
Receiving the management command response message returned by the client;
A device management method comprising: When the search finds the management command corresponding to the device information, returning a reception success response message to the client; or
If the search does not find the management command corresponding to the device information, returning a reception failure response message to the client;
The method of claim 6 further comprising: Prior to receiving the device information of the client sent by a client when a device information transmission condition is met, the method comprises:
Sending a management notification to the client, and upon receiving the management notification, the client sends the device information to the server;
The method according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising: A device management device,
When the device information transmission condition is satisfied, the device information transmission unit is configured to transmit the device information of the client to the server, and according to the pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management instruction by the search, When the management command corresponding to the device information is found, the server transmits the management command to the client, and the device information transmission condition is that the preset time interval has ended, the management transmitted by the server. A device information sending unit comprising receiving a notification and an emergency has occurred in said client that satisfies a preset emergency alert condition;
A management command receiving unit configured to receive the management command comprising a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command sent by the server;
A parameter operation execution unit configured to execute a parameter operation according to the parameter acquisition instruction or the parameter update instruction in the management instruction;
A command response generation unit configured to generate a management command response message carrying an execution result obtained after performing the parameter operation;
A command response sending unit configured to send the management command response message to the server;
A device management apparatus comprising: The parameter operation execution unit is:
A first parameter manipulation subunit configured to obtain a parameter corresponding to the parameter obtaining instruction when the client receives the parameter obtaining instruction;
10. A second parameter manipulation subunit configured to update a parameter value conveyed in the parameter update command to the client when the client receives the parameter update command. Equipment. When the management instruction includes the parameter acquisition instruction, the execution result is a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition instruction acquired by the first parameter operation subunit,
11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein when the management instruction includes the parameter update instruction, the execution result is a parameter value after being updated by the second parameter operation subunit.   If an emergency occurs at the client that satisfies a pre-set emergency alert condition, the device information of the client sent to the server further comprises parameters related to the emergency, the server The apparatus according to claim 9, which returns a response command. A device management device,
A device information receiving unit configured to receive device information of the client transmitted by a client when a device information transmission condition is satisfied;
A management instruction retrieval unit configured to find a management instruction corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management instruction by searching;
A management command transmission unit configured to transmit the management command to the client according to the received device information, wherein the client returns a management command response message to the server after executing a parameter operation according to the management command A management command transmission unit;
A command response receiving unit configured to receive the management command response message returned by the client;
A device management apparatus comprising: If the management command corresponding to the device information is found by the search, a reception success response message is returned to the client, or if the management command corresponding to the device information is not found by the search, the reception fails A response message reply unit configured to send a reply message back to the client;
14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising: A management notification sending unit configured to send a management notification to the client;
The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising: when the management notification is received, the client transmits the device information to the server. A client configured to send the device information of the client to the server and receive a management command sent by the server when the device information transmission condition is satisfied;
Receiving the device information of the client, and searching to find a management command corresponding to the device information according to a pre-configured correspondence between the device information and the management command, and transmitting the management command to the client Said server configured to:
With
The client is further configured to execute a parameter operation according to a parameter acquisition command or a parameter update command in the management command, and to generate a management command response message when the parameter operation is executed, and the management command response message is the parameter A device management system that conveys an execution result obtained after an operation is performed, and wherein the client is further configured to send the management command response message to the server. The client is further configured to acquire a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command when receiving the parameter acquisition command;
The system of claim 16, wherein the client is further configured to update a parameter value conveyed in the parameter update instruction to the client when receiving the parameter update instruction. When the client acquires a parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command, the management command response message carries the acquired parameter corresponding to the parameter acquisition command;
18. The management command response message carries an update result obtained after the parameter value is updated when the client updates the parameter value carried by the parameter update command to the client. The system described in.   If an emergency occurs at the client that satisfies a pre-set emergency alert condition, the device information of the client sent to the server further comprises parameters related to the emergency, the server The system according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein a response command is returned.   The server is further configured to send interaction completion information to the client, and using the interaction completion information, the device management information interaction between the client and the server is completed. 19. A system according to any one of claims 16 to 18 for informing a client.

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